Brave Wolf Upbeat, foot-stomping traditional folk music!

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Price Guide

The guide prices below are for events within 20 miles of Hove, East Sussex. Outside this area extra travel expenses will apply. Please get in touch for an accurate quote.
2 x 45 minute sets
2 piece (fiddle/accordion + guitar): £496
3 piece (fiddle + accordion + guitar): £726
4 piece (fidlle + accordion + guitar + drums): £968
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About / Biography

Brave Wolf play upbeat, foot-stomping traditional music from Ireland, England, Cornwall, Scotland and Eastern Europe. The band are lifelong friends and have been playing the music they love together for seven years. With beautiful harmonies, fiddle, accordion, banjo and mandolin they never fail to get people dancing and singing along.

Highly experienced and extremely versatile Brave Wolf can perform exciting party sets for large crowds or small, relaxed, acoustic sessions for intimate gatherings. With the option of adding a caller, Brave Wolf can also perform lively ceilidhs or barn-dances for any sized audience.

Available for weddings, parties, festivals, events and more!

Lineups:

Standard 4-piece (4 of the following) or 5-piece (5 of the following):

  • Accordion/Mandolin
  • Fiddle/Female vocals
  • Guitar/Male Vocals
  • Banjo/Male Vocals
  • Percussion/Tin Whistle

Additional option to add a caller to either line up for ceilidhs and barn-dances.

Reviews (7)

There are currently 7 user ratings for Brave Wolf

AVERAGE RATING

10 / 10

Location

Based in Hove, East Sussex

Will travel up to 200 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 200 miles)
pink circle = free travel (up to 20 miles)
Please note that the circles shown on the map are calculated "as the crow flies". By road distances may vary, so please get in touch for an accurate quote.

Greenland Whale Fisheries

Kesh jig - Marie’s Wedding

Polkas

An Awesyth - Delyow Syvy

Tregajorran

Murshin Durkin

Odessa Bulgarish

Scatter the mud/ Old hag at the kiln

Gentleman soldier

Loch leven Castle, The Copper Plate

Cup of tea

Siege of delhi

Coolies Reel, Toss the feathers

The Butterfly slip jig

St Ann’s reel

Gravel walk

Waxies Dargle

High Germany

Holy ground

Paddy on the railway

Petyoruska

Ale brider

Chusn kala mazeltov

Dark eyes

Cuckoo’s Nest

Bonny ship the diamond

Arthur Mcbride

3 score and 10

Dawning of the day

The old triangle

Dennis Murphy’s polka - Ryan’s Polka

Old joe clark

Sweet mary

Bow balance / two sisters

Dido Bendigo

Tipsy Parson

Flop eared mule

Merry blacksmith

Out on the ocean

Mason’s Apron

Maid behind the bar

My darling asleep - The Cliffs of Moer

Smash the windows

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

Power socket
Table for mixing desk
Chair for drummer


Do you provide sound and lighting equipment?

We can bring our own PA system, we don't usually get asked for lighting (ambiebt folk vibes don't necessarily require it) but can arrange for an additional fee


What information do you require about a venue?

directions, parking/loading, band area info (size, seating, any PA equipment)


Can you provide a Spotify/DJ service before and between your sets?

We can provide for a small additional fee

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best gig you've ever done and the best venue you've ever played at?

A quirky festival called Tribal Earth was easily one of our favourites - a very family friendly, slightly hippyish festival where the kids loved the trad folk bangers!


Which artists have you been most influenced by, who is your favourite artist and what is the greatest song of all time?

the pogues, dubliners, the cheiftains, martin carthy, dave swarbrick, nic jones, nick drake, john martyn, mike vass, the gloaming, beirut


What's your previous experience and how did you start gigging?

we've been playing together for 20 years since we were teenagers. hundreds of weddings, festivals, pub gigs and the odd funeral


What's your favourite type of event to play at?

hard to beat a wedding ceilidh!

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

We aim to arrive 60 minutes before our first set unless requested otherwise.
Set up time is about 30 mins.
Our most common set is 2 x 60 minute sets but we can be flexible with this


Are you happy to perform outside?

Yes as long as we are forewarned so we can wear fingerless gloves etc and ensure our fingers still work!


Do the clients have a say in what you play or is it a set repertoire list only?

Usually a set repertoire but if a client has a trad folk tune dear to their hearts they'd like us to play we can usually do this


How do previous clients most commonly describe your performances?

Energetic, impossible not to dance to, hypnotic, exciting, intricate


What's your standard set

2 x 60 minute sets with a short break

Recent Clients

Brave Wolf has performed for these clients:

Broadstairs Folk Week

Hailsham Pavillion

Crawley Folk Festival

Great Eastern festival

Brighton Photo Biennial

Brighton folk club

Coastway Radio

Venues

Brave Wolf has performed at these venues:

Hailsham Pavillion

Ropetackle Arts Centre Shoreham

Brighton sea life centre

More Info

Events types:

Wedding

Birthday Party

Private Event

Hotel / Restaurant Event

Bar / Venue Event

Funeral / Memorial

Wedding Proposal

Concert

Theatre Show

Burns Night

Christmas Party

Genres:

Folk

Ceilidh

Traditional English Folk

Traditional Irish Folk

Traditional Scottish Folk

Features:

100% acoustic (no power)

PA / sound system included

Public liability insurance

PAT tested

Instrumental

DJ / background music options

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